BENTON County Gold Locations

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BENTON County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site WA • BENTON County County
Description
All the Columbia River low water sand and gravel bars contain placer gold. On the north bank of the Columbia River in section 1, T5N, R28E and in section 6, T5N, R29E, The Berrian Island (Goody) Placer Mine, consisted of 4 separate operations, but was fairly productive.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: benton_wa.shtml. Map coordinates are an approximate county/area centroid — not a precise claim site. All the Columbia River low water sand and gravel bars contain placer gold. On the north bank of the Columbia River in section 1, T5N, R28E and in section 6, T5N, R29E, The Berrian Island (Goody) Placer Mine, consisted of 4 separate operations, but was fairly productive.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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